Recent progress in removal of heavy metals from wastewater: A comprehensive review

Y Fei, YH Hu - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
The heavy metal pollution constitutes a critical environmental issue. This has stimulated
intensive efforts to develop treatment techniques for their removal from wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life tyre conversion to energy: A review on pyrolysis and activated carbon production processes and their challenges

NH Zerin, MG Rasul, MI Jahirul, ASM Sayem - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The number of end-of-life waste tyres has increased enormously worldwide, which is one of
the non-biodegradable Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) piling up in an open space for a long …

Valorization of biomass waste to engineered activated biochar by microwave pyrolysis: Progress, challenges, and future directions

SY Foong, RK Liew, Y Yang, YW Cheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass waste represents the promising surrogate of fossil fuels for energy recovery and
valorization into value-added products. Among thermochemical conversion techniques of …

High efficiency removal of heavy metals using tire-derived activated carbon vs commercial activated carbon: Insights into the adsorption mechanisms

R Shahrokhi-Shahraki, C Benally, MG El-Din, J Park - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, activated carbon was derived from pulverized waste tires using carbonization
and chemical activation techniques. Single and competitive batch adsorption experiments …

Production, types, and applications of activated carbon derived from waste tyres: an overview

N Muttil, S Jagadeesan, A Chanda, M Duke, SK Singh - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Storage of waste tyres causes serious environmental pollution and health issues, especially
when they are left untreated in stockpiles and landfills. Waste tyres could be subjected to …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in synthesis, characterization, and environmental applications of activated carbons and other carbon derivatives

IK Tetteh, I Issahaku, AY Tetteh - Carbon Trends, 2024 - Elsevier
The historicity and versatility of activated carbons (ACs) and other carbon derivatives
(OCDs) date back to antiquity. This article reviews the recent advances in synthesis …

[HTML][HTML] The potentiality of rice husk-derived activated carbon: From synthesis to application

MM Alam, MA Hossain, MD Hossain, MAH Johir… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Activated carbon (AC) has been extensively utilized as an adsorbent over the past few
decades. AC has widespread applications, including the removal of different contaminants …

Recovery of carbon black from waste tire in continuous commercial rotary kiln pyrolysis reactor

J Xu, J Yu, W He, J Huang, J Xu, G Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental problems caused by waste tires have become so glaring that it has attracted
wide attention. This case study seeks to examine the properties of carbon black from waste …

[HTML][HTML] Conversion of char from pyrolysis of plastic wastes into alternative activated carbons for heavy metal removal

L Pereira, V Castillo, M Calero, G Blázquez… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The valorization of post-consumer mixed plastics in pyrolysis processes represents an
abundant reservoir of carbon that can be effectively converted into useful chars. This …

Processing and activation of tire-derived char: A review

S Doja, LK Pillari, L Bichler - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
An indispensable component of many land-based transportation systems are tires. Tires are
constructed from constituents resistant to both physical and chemical degradation, thus …